Epistemological barriers to addressing the social determinants of health among public health professionals in Ontario, Canada: A qualitative inquiry

Critical Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 321-336

  Brassolotto, Julia ^a   Raphael, Dennis ^a   Baldeo, Navindra ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; epistemological barriers; public health; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EPISTEMOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 84901456086     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.820256     Document Type: Article

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